A Fast-Paced Trick-Taking Journey
Every round is a gamble! Start with 10 cards, shrink to 1, then climb back to 10. Master the trump suits, nail your bids, and ride the wild swings to victory.
Hand sizes shrink from 10 to 1, then expand back to 10 across 19 thrilling rounds.
A trump suit is revealed each round. Players boldly bid how many tricks they'll seize.
Follow suit when possible. Highest card wins, unless trumped by a special Round Trip card!
Nail your bid for big points! Overshoot or miss and face the consequences.
Color Round Trip dominates. Tan Round Trip can steal victory. Game-changers!
After 19 rounds, the player with the most points claims victory!
Score the most points over 19 rounds by accurately bidding how many tricks you'll take.
63 cards total:
Blue
Green
Red
Black
The game lasts 19 rounds. You'll start with 10 cards each, then get (1) fewer card each round until you're down to just 1 card in round 10. Then you'll get (1) more card each round until you're back to 10 cards by the final round (at round 19).
The dealer deals the correct number of cards for each round. After dealing, the dealer flips over the top card of the leftover deck.
Starting with the player to the left of the dealer, each player announces how many tricks they expect to take this round.
Starting the Round: The highest bidder must lead with a suit, and players must follow that led suit if they can. You cannot lead with a trump suit card unless:
How tricks are won:
| Outcome | Points |
|---|---|
| Correct bid | +10 points per trick |
| Extra tricks (each trick over your bid) | +1 point each |
| Missed bid (player takes less than their bid) | -10 points per trick bid |
This is the Highest trump suit card — This beats every suit. When someone leads with this card, you MUST play your highest trump suit card if you have one (including a Tan Round-Trip card).
Beats any card except the Color Round-Trip card. If both Tan Round-Trip cards are played in the same round, the second one played wins the trick.
When bidding, you can declare "First Class!" This means you're betting you'll win EVERY trick that round.
For team play, partners sit across from each other and combine their bids. If you and your partner bid 2 and 4 tricks, your team is trying to win 6 total tricks together.
Deal cards for this round
Flip trump card
Bid tricks
Play the round
Score the round
Pass dealer left
After 19 rounds, the player or team with the highest score wins!
Try just rounds 8-12 (3 cards down to 1, then back to 3) to learn the flow before playing all 19 rounds!
Every bid is a gamble. Nail it for big points or risk it all.
Hand sizes change every round. Adapt your strategy constantly.
30 minutes of pure excitement. Perfect for game nights.
Simple rules hide deep strategy. Master trump management.
Play solo or in teams. Works for 2-6 players of all levels.
Special Round Trip cards create dramatic reversals.